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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1985, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (651), and casualties rose from 895.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,472 collisions in Huntingdonshire.

Collisions in 1985
717
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
981
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.6%
  • Serious18125%
  • Slight51772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious21422%
  • Slight74676%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 717, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025292409
2024274395
2023326466
2022285390
2021248338
2020213283
2019300425
2018327493
2017393602
2016428625
2015378536
2014365528
2013369547
2012423599
2011492664
2010479656
2009529743
2008556787
2007612838
2006632905
2005660922
2004645915
20037111,002
20027141,049
20017311,038
20007211,047
1999680967
19987271,037
19977591,088
1996673986
1995669986
1994607900
1993690955
19927011,040
19917081,049
19907891,178
19898821,276
19887911,134
19877421,118
19867291,058
1985717981
1984651895
1983606895
1982584822
1981544763
1980584834
1979536742

When and where crashes happen in Huntingdonshire in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.4%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March49 (6.8%)
  • April49 (6.8%)
  • May67 (9.3%)
  • June56 (7.8%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August63 (8.8%)
  • September70 (9.8%)
  • October71 (9.9%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December55 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight515 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (61%)
  • Wet or damp225 (31%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.6%)
  • Snow16 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (39%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph235 (33%)
  • 70 mph138 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (18%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant575 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (18%)
  • Cyclist103 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20245 (25%)
  • 21 to 25166 (17%)
  • 26 to 35174 (18%)
  • 36 to 45118 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (66%)
  • Passenger279 (28%)
  • Pedestrian57 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car820 (64%)
  • Motorcycle174 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Huntingdonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 115th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1985: 118, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1118195333
2ndA1416793115
3rdB10435160015
4thA454966014
5thA6044967315
6thA1123395028
7thB10403147210
8thA428253205
9thB1090182404
10thA15142731
11thB1091131703
12thB660131805
13thA109691313
14thB10417702
15thA6056902
16thA11265600
17thB10865600
18thB6614901
19thA143612
20thB10463400

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1985

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1985: 82.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1985

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1985: 265.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years